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alligator scutes (probably the remains of alligator drums). The size of the tomb and its lavish
contents indicate that the occupant might have been a ruler of the region.
The advancements of the Shandong Longshan culture seem to have extended beyond art,
style, and technology. War and ritual became institutionalized, social stratification developed,
and regional states were very likely established. The works of art exhibited here are only one
visual index to that society. XY

1 Shandong 1974. 5 Wu 1930; Li Ji 1934.
2 For more information, see Zhongguo 19843, 86 - 97; 6 Liu 1972.
Chang 19863,156 -169. 7 Zhongguo Shandong 1990, 587 - 594. Du Jinpeng sug-
3 Tang Lan 1977,1978, and 1979. For a summary of the gested that the animal mask was the image of a deity
argument (and opposing opinions) see Shandong 1979. wearing a crown and originated with the Dawenkou and
Western scholars usually refer to the period as the Bronze Liangzhu cultures. See Du 1994.
Age, rather than Slave Age.
4 Liang 1995; Wang 1995. For general information regarding
this site, see Zhongguo Anhui 1994; Wang 1997.

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